# LaWanda Lindsey

LaWanda Lindsey (born January 12, 1953) is an American country music singer.
Born in Tampa, Florida, United States, she began her career at age 14 and had her first nationally charted record at age 16 with "Partly Bill". She was one of several quite young artists recording country music for Chart Records during this period, and was paired with country singer-songwriter Kenny Vernon, to record a number of duets. She got her start singing on WEAS-AM radio station in Savannah, Georgia, where her father, Norman H. "Lefty" Lindsey, was the general manager and on-air personality. In 1973, she became a protégé of Buck Owens and began recording for Capitol Records, later in 1977-1978 she was on Mercury Records.
From 1969 to 1978, LaWanda Lindsey placed 14 songs on the Billboard country chart, but only two of her songs ("Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" in 1970 and "Hello Out There" in 1973) placed in the top 30. She nevertheless had a mid-level career in the industry before retiring in 1979.
she performed at the Circle 13 bar in Montpelier, ND in about 1973-74 she packed the house. The dance floor was packed and Darrel Brown rode his horse into the building and the middle of the dance floor! Great times.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album | US Country | Label |
| 1969 | Swingin' & Singin' My Song | 45 | Chart |
| 1970 | Pickin' Wild Mounn Berries (with Kenny Vernon) | — | Chart |
| 1970 | We'll Sing in the Sunshine | — | Chart |
| 1971 | LaWanda Lindsey's Greatest Hits, Volume 1 | 41 | Chart |
| 1974 | This Is LaWanda Lindsey | — | Capitol |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1968 | "Beggars Can't Be Choosers" | — | — | Swingin' & Singin' My Song |
| 1968 | "Wave Bye Bye to the Man" | — | — | Swingin' & Singin' My Song |
| 1968 | "What Kind of Woman" | — | — | Swingin' & Singin' My Song |
| 1969 | "A Woman's Intuition" | — | — | Swingin' & Singin' My Song |
| 1969 | "Strike Three You're Out" | — | — | single only |
| 1969 | "Partly Bill" | 48 | — | We'll Sing in the Sunshine |
| 1970 | "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" | 63 | — | We'll Sing in the Sunshine |
| 1970 | "The Day of Our Love" | — | — | We'll Sing in the Sunshine |
| 1971 | "The Crawdad Song" (with Kenny Vernon) | 42 | — | single only |
| 1971 | "You Make My Day" | — | — | LaWanda Lindsey's Greatest Hits, Volume 1 |
| 1971 | "You and Me in Us" | — | — | singles only |
| 1971 | "Partin' of the Ways" | — | — | singles only |
| 1972 | "Wish I Was a Little Boy Again" | 60 | — | singles only |
| 1972 | "One Time Too Many" | — | — | singles only |
| 1973 | "Today Will Be the First Day of the Rest of My Life" | 38 | 63 | This Is LaWanda Lindsey |
| 1973 | "Sunshine Feeling" | 87 | 78 | This Is LaWanda Lindsey |
| 1974 | "Hello Trouble" | 62 | — | This Is LaWanda Lindsey |
| 1974 | "Hello Out There" | 28 | — | This Is LaWanda Lindsey |
| 1974 | "I Ain't Hangin' 'Round" | 67 | — | This Is LaWanda Lindsey |
| 1974 | "I Finally Gave Him Enough Rope to Hang" | — | — | singles only |
| 1975 | "Postcard Blues" | — | — | singles only |
| 1975 | "Goodtime Baby" | — | — | singles only |
| 1975 | "Let Your Fingers Do the Walkin'" | — | — | singles only |
| 1975 | "A Matter of Pride" | — | — | singles only |
| 1977 | "Walk Right Back" | 76 | — | singles only |
| 1977 | "Gone Forever (File Me Under Memories)" | — | — | singles only |
| 1978 | "I'm a Woman in Love" | 85 | — | singles only |

### Singles from collaboration albums

| Year | Single | Artist | US Country | Album |
| 1969 | "Eye to Eye" | Kenny Vernon | 58 | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries |
| 1970 | "Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries" | Kenny Vernon | 27 | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries |
| 1970 | "Let's Think About Where We're Going" | Kenny Vernon | 51 | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries |